43°15′N 26°30′E / 43.250°N 26.500°E
Targovishte Province
Област Търговище | |
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Country | Bulgaria |
Capital | Targovishte |
Municipalities | 5 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,558.5 km2 (987.8 sq mi) |
Population (December 2022)
[2] | |
• Total | 96,201 |
• Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
License plate | T |
Website | tg.government.bg |
Targovishte Province ( Bulgarian: Област Търговище, transliterated Oblast Tǎrgovište, former name Targovishte okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, named after its main city - Targovishte. As of December 2009, it has a population of 129,675 inhabitants. [2] [3] [4]
The Targovishte Province contains 5 municipalities (singular: община, obshtina - plural: общини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each as of December 2009.
Municipality | Cyrillic | Area (km²) | Pop. [2] [3] [4] | Town/Village | Pop. [3] [5] [6] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Targovishte | Търговище | 872 | 60,497 | Targovishte | 37,375 |
Popovo | Попово | 833 | 31,479 | Popovo | 15,548 |
Omurtag | Омуртаг | 401 | 24,256 | Omurtag | 8,725 |
Antonovo | Антоново | 472 | 6,507 | Antonovo | 1,453 |
Opaka | Опака | 156 | 6,936 | Opaka | 2,873 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1946 | 184,641 | — |
1956 | 172,401 | −6.6% |
1965 | 177,668 | +3.1% |
1975 | 178,656 | +0.6% |
1985 | 171,311 | −4.1% |
1992 | 156,006 | −8.9% |
2001 | 141,844 | −9.1% |
2011 | 120,818 | −14.8% |
2021 | 98,144 | −18.8% |
Source: pop-stat.mashke.org [7] |
The Targovishte province had a population of 137,689 according to a 2001 census, of which 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. [8]
As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 129,675 [2] of which 24.1% are inhabitants aged over 60 years. [9]
Total population (2011 census): 120,818 [10]
Ethnic groups (2011 census): [11] Identified themselves: 106,800 persons:
A further 14,000 persons in Targovishte Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census: [12]
Census 2001 | ||
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religious adherence | population | % |
Orthodox Christians | 75,236 | 54.64% |
Muslims | 58,838 | 42.73% |
Roman Catholics | 271 | 0.20% |
Protestants | 84 | 0.07% |
Other | 527 | 0.38% |
Religion not mentioned | 2,733 | 1.98% |
total | 137,689 | 100% |
The length of the road network is 1,171.3 km, 77.6 km of which are first class roads. There are two railway stations on the major railway line Sofia- Gorna Oryahovitsa - Varna.
Targovishte Airport is located 13 km (8.1 mi) from the city of Targovishte. However, it is not being used because of a lack of financial resources.
The place names in bold have the status of town (in Bulgarian: град, transliterated as grad). Other localities have the status of village (in Bulgarian: село, transliterated as selo). The names of localities are transliterated in Latin alphabet [13] followed in parentheses by the original name in Bulgarian Cyrillic script (which links to the corresponding Bulgarian Wikipedia article).
The Antonovo municipality has one town (in bold) and 56 villages:
- Antonovo ( Антоново)
- Bankovets ( Банковец)
- Bogomolsko ( Богомолско)
- Bukak ( Букак)
- Velikovtsi ( Великовци)
- Velyovo ( Вельово)
- Glashatay ( Глашатай)
- Golyamo Dolyane ( Голямо Доляне)
- Gorna Zlatitsa ( Горна Златица)
- Devino ( Девино)
- Dlazhka polyana ( Длъжка поляна)
- Dobrotitsa ( Добротица)
- Dolna Zlatitsa ( Долна Златица)
- Dabravitsa ( Дъбравица)
- Izvorovo ( Изворово)
- Kapishte ( Капище)
- Kitino ( Китино)
- Konop ( Коноп)
- Kraypole ( Крайполе)
- Krusholak ( Крушолак)
- Kapinets ( Къпинец)
- Kyosevtsi ( Кьосевци)
- Lyubichevo ( Любичево)
- Malka Cherkovna ( Малка Черковна)
- Malogradets ( Малоградец)
- Manushevtsi ( Манушевци)
- Mechovo ( Мечово)
- Milino ( Милино)
- Moravitsa ( Моравица)
- Moravka ( Моравка)
- Orach ( Орач)
- Pirinets ( Пиринец)
- Poroyno ( Поройно)
- Prisoyna ( Присойна)
- Pchelno ( Пчелно)
- Ravno selo ( Равно село)
- Razdeltsi ( Разделци)
- Svirchovo ( Свирчово)
- Svoboditsa ( Свободица)
- Semertsi ( Семерци)
- Slanchovets ( Слънчовец)
- Stara rechka ( Стара речка)
- Starchishte ( Старчище)
- Stevrek ( Стеврек)
- Stoynovo ( Стойново)
- Stroynovtsi ( Стройновци)
- Taymishte ( Таймище)
- Tihovets ( Тиховец)
- Treskavets ( Трескавец)
- Halvadzhiysko ( Халваджийско)
- Chekantsi ( Чеканци)
- Cherna voda ( Черна вода)
- Cherni bryag ( Черни бряг)
- Shishkovitsa ( Шишковица)
- Yazovets ( Язовец)
- Yarebichno ( Яребично)
- Yastrebino ( Ястребино)
The Omurtag municipality has one town (in bold) and 41 villages:
- Belomortsi ( Беломорци)
- Balgaranovo ( Българаново)
- Velikdenche ( Великденче)
- Velichka ( Величка)
- Verentsi ( Веренци)
- Veselets ( Веселец)
- Visok ( Висок)
- Vrani kon ( Врани кон)
- Golyamo Tsarkvishte ( Голямо Църквище)
- Gorna Hubavka ( Горна Хубавка)
- Gorno Kozarevo ( Горно Козарево)
- Gorno Novkovo ( Горно Новково)
- Gorsko selo ( Горско село)
- Dolna Hubavka ( Долна Хубавка)
- Dolno Kozarevo ( Долно Козарево)
- Dolno Novkovo ( Долно Новково)
- Zelena morava ( Зелена морава)
- Zmeyno ( Змейно)
- Zvezditsa ( Звездица)
- Iliyno ( Илийно)
- Kamburovo ( Камбурово)
- Kestenovo ( Кестеново)
- Kozma Prezviter ( Козма Презвитер)
- Krasnoseltsi ( Красноселци)
- Mogilets ( Могилец)
- Obitel ( Обител)
- Omurtag ( Омуртаг)
- Panayot Hitovo ( Панайот Хитово)
- Panichino ( Паничино)
- Petrino ( Петрино)
- Plastina ( Плъстина)
- Ptichevo ( Птичево)
- Padarino ( Пъдарино)
- Parvan ( Първан)
- Rositsa ( Росица)
- Ratlina ( Рътлина)
- Stanets ( Станец)
- Tapchileshtovo ( Тъпчилещово)
- Tsarevtsi ( Царевци)
- Tserovishte ( Церовище)
- Chernokaptsi ( Чернокапци)
The Opaka municipality has one town (in bold) and 5 villages:
- Golyamo Gradishte ( Голямо Градище)
- Gorsko Ablanovo ( Горско Абланово)
- Garchinovo ( Гърчиново)
- Krepcha ( Крепча)
- Lyublen ( Люблен)
- Opaka ( Опака)
The Popovo municipality has one town (in bold) and 34 villages:
- Aprilovo ( Априлово)
- Baba Tonka ( Баба Тонка)
- Berkovski ( Берковски)
- Braknitsa ( Бракница)
- Voditsa ( Водица)
- Gagovo ( Гагово)
- Gloginka ( Глогинка)
- Goritsa ( Горица)
- Dolets ( Долец)
- Dolna Kabda ( Долна Кабда)
- Drinovo ( Дриново)
- Elenovo ( Еленово)
- Zavetno ( Заветно)
- Zarevo ( Зараево)
- Zahari Stoyanovo ( Захари Стояново)
- Zvezda ( Звезда)
- Ivancha ( Иванча)
- Kardam ( Кардам)
- Kovachevets ( Ковачевец)
- Kozitsa ( Козица)
- Konak ( Конак)
- Lomtsi ( Ломци)
- Manastiritsa ( Манастирица)
- Marchino ( Марчино)
- Medovina ( Медовина)
- Osikovo ( Осиково)
- Palamartsa ( Паламарца)
- Pomoshtitsa ( Помощица)
- Popovo ( Попово)
- Posabina ( Посабина)
- Sadina ( Садина)
- Svetlen ( Светлен)
- Slavyanovo ( Славяново)
- Trastika ( Тръстика)
- Tsar Asen ( Цар Асен)
The Targovishte municipality has one town (in bold) and 51 villages:
- Aleksandrovo ( Александрово)
- Alvanovo ( Алваново)
- Bayachevo ( Баячево)
- Bistra ( Бистра)
- Bojurka ( Божурка)
- Bratovo ( Братово)
- Buhovtsi ( Буховци)
- Buynovo ( Буйново)
- Cherkovna ( Черковна)
- Dalgach ( Дългач)
- Davidovo ( Давидово)
- Draganovets ( Драгановец)
- Dralfa ( Дралфа)
- Golyamo Sokolovo ( Голямо Соколово)
- Golyamo novo ( Голямо Ново)
- Gorna Kabda ( Горна Кабда)
- Koprets ( Копрец)
- Koshnichari ( Кошничари)
- Kralevo ( Кралево)
- Krashno ( Кръшно)
- Lilyak ( Лиляк)
- Lovets ( Ловец)
- Makariopolsko ( Макариополско)
- Makovo ( Маково)
- Miladinovtsi ( Миладиновци)
- Mirovets ( Мировец)
- Momino ( Момино)
- Nadarevo ( Надарево)
- Osen ( Осен)
- Ostrets ( Острец)
- Ovcharovo ( Овчарово)
- Paydushko ( Пайдушко)
- Pevets ( Певец)
- Podgoritsa ( Подгорица)
- Preselets ( Преселец)
- Presian ( Пресиян)
- Presyak ( Пресяк)
- Probuda ( Пробуда)
- Prolaz ( Пролаз)
- Ralitsa ( Ралица)
- Razboyna ( Разбойна)
- Rosina ( Росина)
- Ruets ( Руец)
- Saedinenie ( Съединение)
- Strazha ( Стража)
- Targovishte ( Търговище)
- Tarnovtsa ( Търновца)
- Tsvetnitsa ( Цветница)
- Tvardintsi ( Твърдинци)
- Vardun ( Вардун)
- Vasil Levski ( Васил Левски)
- Zdravets ( Здравец)